Improvement in railroad-rail joints



G. WAGGONER RAILROAD-RAIL-JOINTS.

No.181,749. Patented Aug.29,1876.

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PATENT OFFICE.

OF FREMONT, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT I N RAILROAD-RAIL JOINTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,749, dated August29, 1876 application filed March 13, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WAGGONER, of Fremont, in the county ofSaudusky and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Railroad-Rail Joints; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact ,description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being hadto the accompanyin g drawings, whichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved railway-rail joint; and it consists,first, in the 'combination, with rails having their outer flanges cutaway at their ends, of a railway splice-bar, constructed to be securedto the rails between their cut-away portions, the splice-bar extendingflush with the tread of It also consists in certain details claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters designate like parts,Figure 1 is a side view of my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view, showingthe splice-bar secured to the rails and Fig.3 is a cross-section of thesplicebar and rail. A

A A represent the adjacent ends of ordinary T-rails, having theirflanges a a cut away at b b, forjhe reception of the splice-bar B. Theends of the rails A A and the splice-bar B rest on the ties C D E, whichserve as a firm bearing for the splice-bar and rails, and also aflordample means for firmly securing the splice-bar in position by means ofspikes c. The splice-bar B is constructed with a fiat .rear face, F, andits front face is grooved at G. .Between the web of the rail and therear face of the splice-bar is placed a bar, H, and within the groove Gon the front face of the splice-bar the bar or fish-plate I is securedby bolts K, two or more in number. Opposite the splice-bar B thefish-plate L is secured to the webs of the rail ends A A by means ofbolts K, which pass through the rail-bar H, the splice-bar, and frontbar or fish-plate I. These bolts may be secured in place by the ordinarynuts M, or any suitable lock-nut may be formed to fit the web of therail, and therebyaiiord resistance against vertical strain or pressure.The upper face N of the splice-bar is on a plane with the tread of therail .,and

receives the tread of the wheels as they pass over the joints, therebypreventing the rapid destruction of the ends of the rails, as is commonwhere the ordinary railway-chair is employed.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the ends of two adjacent rails, having theirflanges cut away at b b, of the railway splicebar B, provided with atread. N, on a plane with the tread of the rails, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the rail ends, having their flanges cut away atb b, of the splicebar B, the bars H I L, and two or more bolts, K,substantially as and for the purpose specified. 1

3. The combination, with the rail ends, having their flanges cutaway atb b, of the splicebar B, the central tie D, and broad outer ties O andE, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this11th day of March, 1876.

hi GEORGE WAGGONER.

' mark. Witnesses:

THOMAS B. HALL, ALBERT W. BRIGHT.

